Update on Syria revolution -The other side of the coin ignored by the main stream news

The Turkish minister said that despite different views, Turkey’s relations with Russia were not “weak”; Macron on Sunday said the strikes in Syria had “separated” Russians from the Turks.

Cavusoglu criticized the remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron, who on Sunday said he had planned to visit Ankara to attend April 4 meeting on Syria between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani.

“Before the trilateral summit, Macron said he wanted to come to Ankara and join the summit…But, these developments were before the use of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta. There is no relation with these developments. He wanted to come independently of this and he did not come after he was not included in the tripartite meeting.”

The White House said on Monday that US President Donald Trump wanted the US troops to return from Syria as soon as possible, hours after French President Macron confirmed that he succeeded to persuade Trump to keep US troops in Syria.

“We consider this operation as appropriate… The regime has seen that its mounting attacks in recent days against dissidents… will not be left unanswered… It is not possible for us to approve the situation encountered by [Syrian] babies as a result of the use of chemicals weapons… Whoever the perpetrators they should pay a price.” – Erdogan

“[The operation] has eased humanity’s conscience in the face of [Assad’s actions]… The Syrian regime, which has been tyrannising its own people for more than seven years, be it with conventional or chemical weapons, has a proven track record of crimes against humanity and war crimes… The conscience of the international community is in no doubt about that.” – Turkish foreign Ministry

“Turkey was informed ahead of the [coalition partner] attack… The Incirlik base was not used in the attack.” – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag

The Syrian Express is the term for the route Russian naval ships take through Turkey’s Bosphorus (or Bosporus) Strait into Syria. Unfortunately, the Montreux Convention allows Russia to use Turkey’s port, so long as the two countries are not in a hot war.

Bosphorus Ship spotting:
In the past, escalation from Russia in Syria has been predicted by ship spotters noting variances in Russian naval and shipping activity through the strait.

Yoruk Isik and Alper Boler are two Bosphorus ship spotters who have been in the news documenting Russian supplies meant for Syria and abroad. From their Twitter feeds, Yoruk Isik is more dedicated to the task, https://twitter.com/YorukIsik. From Alper Boler’s Twitter feed, there is an important lead to a relevant documentary, “Guardians of the Strait” (2018). This documentary is in the Turkish language, with English subtitles (unsure if audio is also in English), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6014430/. “Guardians of the Strait” was showcased at the Turkish film festival last year in Australia.